Bookmarks tagged “programming”
342 bookmarks tagged “programming”
Are Test Coverage Metrics Overrated?
I know a certain developer whose level of anxiety rises to disproportionate levels when his test coverage report returns a less-than-100% coverage. Whenever this happens, he will fiddle with his tests until he achieves the glorious 100% statistic - after which he will have earned
Why Use Node.js? A Comprehensive Tutorial with Examples | Toptal
Node.js can solve I/O scaling. Learn why and when to use Node.js in this tutorial.
Is coding the new literacy?
Why America's schools need to train a generation of hackers.
PhoenixServer
Why you should regularly smash your servers with a baseball bat (figuratively)
ImmutableServer
Immutable servers cannot have their configuration changed once deployed, instead they are torn down and replaced with a new server based on an updated (version-controlled) definition.
PHP: a fractal of bad design - fuzzy notepad
(This article has been translated into Spanish (PDF, with some additions) by Jorge Amado Sor
Inversion of Control Containers and the Dependency Injection pattern
Explaining the Dependency Injection pattern, by contrasting it with Service Locator. The choice between them is less important than the principle of separating configuration from use.
Mocks Aren't Stubs
Explaining the difference between Mock Objects and Stubs (together with other forms of Test Double). Also the difference between classical and mockist styles of unit testing.
Introducing “Razor” – a new view engine for ASP.NET - ScottGu's Blog
One of the things my team has been working on has been a new view engine option for ASP.NET. ASP.NET MVC has always supported the concept of “view engines” – which are the …
The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code - Joel on Software
Have you ever heard of SEMA? It’s a fairly esoteric system for measuring how good a software team is. No, wait! Don’t follow that link! It will take you about six years just to understa…
